Non-profit, charitable organization that gives out food
Volunteers pass out food items from a food pantry run by Feeding AmericaFort Bragg Food Bank in Fort Bragg, California
A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchens. Some food banks distribute food directly with their food pantries.
St. Mary's Food Bank was the world's first food bank, established in the US in 1967. Since then, many thousands have been set up all over the world. In Europe, their numbers grew rapidly after the global increase in the price of food which began in late 2006, and especially after the financial crisis of 2007–2008 began to worsen economic conditions for those on low incomes. Likewise, the inflation and economic crisis of the 2020s has exponentially driven low and even some middle income class consumers to at least partially get their food [1][2]
The growth of food banks has been welcomed by commentators who see them as examples of active, caring citizenship. Other academics and commentators have expressed concern that the rise of food banks may erode political support for welfare provision. Researchers have reported that in some cases food banks can be inefficient compared with state-run welfare.
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food pantries and soup kitchens. Some foodbanks distribute food directly with their food pantries. St. Mary's FoodBank was the world's first food bank...
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that is a nationwide network of more than 200 foodbanks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other...
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Constituency through his iCare Foundation. It is the first foodbank in Nigeria. iCare Foodbank distributes food ingredients monthly to a minimum of three hundred...
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Woodforest National Bank. As of April 2013 it is being renamed "Woodforest FoodBank Center for Montgomery County FoodBank". The food center is campaigning...
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of community gardens. Private aid is provided by food pantries, soup kitchens, foodbanks, and food rescue organizations. Historically, the U.S. was a...
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such as church or community groups. Soup kitchens sometimes obtain food from a foodbank for free or at a low price, because they are considered a charity...
throughout the state. In 2015, the FoodBank distributed 23 million pounds of food to its partner agencies. The FoodBank's primary warehouse is located in...
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Connecticut. It serves as the sole foodbank for all of Connecticut. As a member of Feeding America, Connecticut Foodshare secures food donations from a national...
for foodbanks in the United Kingdom. It "is based on, shaped, and guided by Christian principles" and supports a network of over 1,200 foodbank centres...
spend on food, which is the equivalent of the poverty line in America. Furthermore, in 2014, Corcos became a council member of the FoodBank For New York...
welfare beneficiaries, Food Stamp recipients, and the elderly receiving Social Security in the United States, as well as to foodbanks and churches. This...
He also founded the Three Square FoodBank, a foodbank in Clark County, Nevada, in 2007. By 2016, the foodbank had spread to Lincoln County, Nye County...
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